Waiting for Superman

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American film documentary film feature film

Waiting for Superman is a 2010 American documentary film that critically examines the U.S. public education system and the challenges faced by students, parents, and reformers.

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Label	Occurrences
Waiting for "Superman"	7
Waiting for Superman canonical	5
Waiting for 'Superman'	3
documentary film "Waiting for 'Superman'"	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2134299 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Waiting for Superman
Context triple: [Jeff Skoll, notableWork, Waiting for Superman]

A. Up in the Air
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B. The Pursuit of Happyness
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C. South Yard
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D. The Company Men
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E. The Social Network
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F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Waiting for Superman
Target entity description: Waiting for Superman is a 2010 American documentary film that critically examines the U.S. public education system and the challenges faced by students, parents, and reformers.

A. Up in the Air
Up in the Air is a 2009 comedy-drama film starring George Clooney as a corporate downsizer whose constant business travel forces him to confront questions about connection, purpose, and modern work life.
B. The Pursuit of Happyness
The Pursuit of Happyness is a 2006 biographical drama film starring Will Smith as struggling salesman Chris Gardner, depicting his journey from homelessness to success.
C. South Yard
South Yard is an outdoor area of the National Railway Museum in York where historic locomotives, rolling stock, and railway exhibits are displayed.
D. The Company Men
The Company Men is a 2010 American drama film that explores the personal and professional fallout of corporate downsizing on a group of white-collar workers.
E. The Social Network
The Social Network is a 2010 biographical drama film directed by David Fincher that chronicles the contentious founding of Facebook and the ensuing legal battles.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American film ⓘ documentary film ⓘ feature film ⓘ
advocates	education reform policies ⓘ
awardReceived	Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival ⓘ Best Documentary Feature from the National Board of Review ⓘ
cinematography	Bob Richman ⓘ Erich Roland ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
criticizes	failures of U.S. public schools ⓘ teachers union work rules ⓘ tenure protections for ineffective teachers ⓘ
director	Davis Guggenheim ⓘ
distributor	Paramount Vantage ⓘ
editor	Greg Finton ⓘ Jay Cassidy ⓘ Kim Roberts ⓘ
featuresPerson	Bill Gates ⓘ Geoffrey Canada ⓘ Michelle Rhee ⓘ several American students ⓘ
genre	documentary ⓘ education documentary ⓘ
hasControversy	criticized by some educators and scholars for oversimplifying education issues ⓘ criticized for its portrayal of teachers unions ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
musicBy	Christophe Beck ⓘ
nominatedFor	Best Documentary Feature at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards ⓘ Best Documentary Screenplay by the Writers Guild of America ⓘ
portrays	lottery-based admissions to charter schools ⓘ struggles of families seeking better schools ⓘ
premieredAt	Sundance Film Festival ⓘ
producer	Lesley Chilcott ⓘ
productionCompany	Participant Media ⓘ Walden Media ⓘ
releaseDate	2010 ⓘ September 24, 2010 ⓘ
runtime	approximately 111 minutes ⓘ
subject	United States public education system ⓘ charter schools in the United States ⓘ education reform in the United States ⓘ school choice ⓘ student achievement gap ⓘ teachers unions in the United States ⓘ
title	Waiting for Superman ⓘ
writer	Billy Kimball ⓘ Davis Guggenheim ⓘ
yearOfWork	2010 ⓘ

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